Thursday, October 05, 2006

U.S. business optimism down on energy prices

October 5 - Reuters - Optimism about the health of the U.S. economy is down among the nation's small to mid-sized businesses as they have been hit with higher energy prices, a survey on Thursday showed.

PNC Financial Services Group's semiannual survey of small and middle-market business owners showed a third of the 501 respondents were not at all optimistic about the economy going forward. That compares to 23 percent surveyed in April. Read More.

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